The number of full-time equivalent midwives in each strategic health authority area in each year since 2005 is set out in the following table.
Full-time equivalent 2005 2006 2007 2008 England 18,949 18,862 19,298 19,639 North East strategic health authority area 1,011 1,003 1,025 1,063 North West strategic health authority area 3,094 3,138 3,111 3,032 Yorkshire and the Humber strategic health authority area 2,047 1,906 1,942 1,947 East Midlands strategic health authority area 1,310 1,294 1,322 1,351 West Midlands strategic health authority area 2,123 2,092 2,171 2,177 East of England strategic health authority area 1,725 1,742 1,806 1,801 London strategic health authority area 3,326 3,442 3,499 3,751 South East Coast strategic health authority area 1,320 1,325 1,382 1,413 South Central strategic health authority area 1,187 1,145 1,255 1,301 South West strategic health authority area 1,806 1,774 1,786 1,803 Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. Source: The Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.